Washington

Many mayors were not sympathetic about the federal budget showdown, contrasting it to their own mandate to balance budgets and deliver services.

The idea of XBRL makes sense, sources said, but the issue is balancing costs and benefits.

The MSRB plans to file for a new effective date for new advertising requirements as soon as the government reopens.

The Jan. 29-30 Federal Open Market Committee may provide information that could strengthen the bond market, if it offers further signals of an expected pause in rate hikes and a softening of its stance on balance sheet normalization, observers say.

Stacey M. Tevlin, an associate director of the Federal Reserve Board’s Division of Research and Statistics, will be promoted to director effective Feb. 4, the Fed announced Friday.

Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky wants to end automatic across-the-board budget cuts that include a reduction in the subsidy for direct-pay Build America Bonds.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will begin preliminary conversations about SEC Chair Jay Clayton's disclosure comments.

Donald Trump wants nominees for two open Federal Reserve Board seats who are sympathetic to his view that strong economic growth doesn’t risk inflation.

Leaders of the biggest U.S. banks don’t see 2018’s wild ending as reason enough for the Federal Reserve to reverse course.

Mayors said they've stepped in to help fill funding gaps for everything from housing loans to airport security for the Super Bowl.